Covid-19 News

Latest Posts for Covid-19

• Covid-19 rates force Library to stop in-branch children’s programming
  September 14, 2021
  The Indianapolis Public Library will end its in-branch children’s programming on Monday, Sept. 20, until further notice. Said Library officials in an email announcement, “We were looking forward to hosting storytimes and our extensive offering of [Read More.…]
• Cabaret and IRT requiring patrons to prove vaccination status
  September 9, 2021
  Two more entertainment venues – The Cabaret and the Indiana Repertory Theatre – have joined a growing list of venues tightening their anti-COVID-19 requirements to attend live productions. The Cabaret’s requirement of proof of completed vaccination [Read More.…]
• Library branches to reopen Feb. 15, with limitations
  February 10, 2021
  Amid improving coronavirus conditions, all Indianapolis Public Library branches will return to fall 2020 service levels on Monday, Feb. 15. This change will allow patrons to enter the Library for computer use, browsing, hold pickup, and [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: COVID-19 vaccine has arrived / Other city news
  January 13, 2021
  Thanks to Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocate Fabico Yatico and Mass Ave Merchants Association coordinator Chantel Stone, we’re able to pass along the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine procedures. The vaccination of Hoosiers against COVID-19 has [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Group show to highlight Harrison Center’s next First Friday
  December 15, 2020
  The Harrison Center will help launch 2021 with a virtual First Friday beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1. The group show, Pareidolia, will focus on the wonder of clouds with participating artists Kate Oberreich, Johnny McKee, Megan Jefferson, Josh [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Shoefly Public House is latest casualty of pandemic
  November 11, 2020
  When Craig and Kait Mariutto opened Shoefly Public House in the fall of 2013, the local watering hole became an instant favorite as, in Craig’s words, something the neighborhood was lacking – “a place for good simple pub food in a relaxed setting.” [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Presidential Site to help celebrate Veterans Day via virtual event
  November 10, 2020
  The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site has invited Hoosiers to join the Old Northside museum home virtually for a 15-minute Veterans Day Salute to all American Veterans past and present at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Presidential Site is [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Santa to roll into Children’s Museum on Friday, Nov 27
  November 9, 2020
  Santa’s sleigh is packed and ready to make a pit stop at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to visit with good little girls and boys. Santa will arrive at the museum on Friday, Nov. 27, and will greet children through Dec. 24. Unfortunately, he [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: City offers funding to help continue outdoor dining
  October 27, 2020
  A $1 million reimbursement plan is now available for local businesses to enable outdoor dining in the coming winter months, the city and Visit Indy have announced. The Ready for Winter grant program supplements the $11 million Hospitality [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: Details of Hospitality Grant Program are unveiled
  October 14, 2020
  Mayor Joe Hogsett joined other city leaders today to announce details of the $11 million Hospitality Establishment Lifeline Payment (HELP) grant program for local restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. “Through these HELP Grants and our other [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Voter Headquarters to offer variety of services on Near Eastside
  August 28, 2020
  The John Boner Neighborhood Center has led an effort to create a one-stop shop for citizens who want to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. Beginning Saturday, Sept. 5, the temporary 10 East Voter Headquarters will open at 2301 E. 10th St. (the [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Mass Ave to reopen to vehicles, amid some concern about social distancing issues
  August 26, 2020
  City officials have announced that the big orange barricades blocking traffic from most sections of Mass Ave will come down the week after Labor Day – opening the street for the first time since late May. The street-side patios won’t all disappear, [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: Live music venues gain funding support
  August 25, 2020
  Seventeen live music venues, mostly silent over the past five months, have received an infusion of cash through the city’s Music Cities Strategy Recovery Program, which uses federal dollars from the CARES Act to help the independent stages closed [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: Indy Parks expanding schedule for some facilities
  August 3, 2020
  Beginning today, Indy Parks is expanding the schedule for its family centers and park facilities to include some weekend and evening hours. Park goers are encouraged to adhere to safety guidelines while enjoying these spaces, Indy Parks officials [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: 21st Running of the Arsenal 5K Goes virtual
  August 3, 2020
  The 21st annual Arsenal 5K Run/Walk has been named an official Bicentennial Community Project, helping to mark the city’s 200th birthday – but has been moved to the “virtual” realm because of the COVID-19 restrictions. But while participants won’t [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: Minority businesses receive $5,000 grants from LISC Indianapolis / Hogsett re-tightens restrictions
  July 28, 2020
  Twenty-five more small businesses owned by minorities, immigrants and women have received $5,000 grants to help them weather the pandemic. The second round of Small Business Recovery Grants comes from the Local Initiatives Support Corp. [Read More.…]
• THIS JUST IN: Mass Ave street closures to continue through Labor Day
  July 15, 2020
  The sections of Mass Ave closed to traffic since May will remain that way through the Labor Day weekend, city officials have announced. The continued closures affect Broad Ripple The street segments were closedunder an executive order to provide [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: Mass Ave closure; mandatory masks; reviving Downtown fortunes
  July 2, 2020
  The traffic shutdown of Mass Ave will continue through Friday, July 17 – at least. In light of that announcement from Mayor Joe Hogsett, leaders of the Mass Ave Merchants Association are working to develop ideas on ways to soften the impact of the [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: City unveils #MaskUpIndy PSA initiative with local artists
  June 26, 2020
  The city has launched the #MaskUpIndy initiative to encourage residents to wear face coverings in public and promote the City’s free face covering program for Marion County residents. Partnering with the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the city [Read More.…]
• COVID-19 UPDATE: City’s cultural institutions continue gradual reopenings INDIANA HISTORY CENTER
  June 25, 2020
  The Indiana History Center has become the latest public venue to set a reopening plan. The Indiana Historical Society will reopen its facility on the Downtown Canal on Tuesday, July 7, although with limited capacity to conform to existing health and [Read More.…]